Flashing A Skylight Metal Roof

We had to tear out all of the old flashing.

Flashing a skylight metal roof. Deduct the width of the fins on each side of the skylight and mark another outline on the roof to define the area to. If not you ll have to buy new flashing 50 to 100 either from the skylight manufacturer or from a roofing company that has a metal fabrication shop look under roofing in the yellow pages or online. Flashing is installed to surround roof features such as vents chimneys and skylights. Epdm uses contact cement to glue the rubber to the metal.

The curb allows the installer to install metal flashing for long lasting water shedding and leak free installation. Proper flashing of a skylight is critical. That s when the rubber roof gets attached to the flashing with adhesives. Curb mounted means a box like structure constructed with 2 x 4 or 2 x 6 lumber that elevates the skylight off the roof deck.

Install ice water shield peel stick underlayment down the curb onto the roof deck. How to put a skylight in a corrugated metal roof 1. That is one of the more difficult areas to accomplish and to make sure it would last a long time without leaking. On this project adam was called out to inspect leaks around a skylight.

Repeat to install the flashing to all sides of the skylight frame. Roof flashing is a thin material usually galvanized steel that professional roofers use to direct water away from critical areas of the roof wherever the roof plane meets a vertical surface like a wall or a dormer. When a skylight is installed on a flat roof then the flashing around it should be one solid piece. On some units you have to remove the whole glass frame lead photo below.

Secure by nailing the flashing to the roof. Then fold the tabs on all sides of the skylight and screw them down. Align the grooves on the skylight fins. Place the skylight unit on the roof at the desired location.